The government has ordered a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into illegal abortions in private hospitals/clinics in the State.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah spoke to Home Minister G. Parameshwara and advised that such a probe be ordered.
Earlier in the day, Mandya district in-charge Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy said that he would discuss with the Chief Minister the feasibility of transferring the female foeticide case to the CID.